From classrooms to kitchen tables, debates about math education are never far away. Should teachers drill multiplication ...

Thirty-eight percent of young adults think math is very important in their work life; fewer believe it’s important in their ...

To understand why classrooms look so different today, it helps to trace how teaching methods have evolved. From the rise of “new math” to the renewed focus on phonics, the story of modern education is ...

But not everything that students learn in school is equally relevant, they say. Almost all survey respondents agreed that elementary school math—foundational knowledge and skills—is very ...

Jenny Quinn travels with math in her backpack. She unpacks it piece by piece: bright, 3D-printed shapes that click together… ...

How important is technology in education? Technology is paramount in education, significantly enhancing the learning experience for both students and educators. The importance of technology in the ...

We hope education leaders will pursue efforts to improve math instruction. New international test scores show how urgent the need for change is.

“The state really expressed the importance of teachers understanding the why behind the math, and not just the how,” said Shelly LeDoux, the director of professional learning and ...

A few years after the state began to push schools to adopt a new, systematic way to teach kids how to read, Louisiana education officials want to try a similar “back-to-basics" approach to math ...

How important is technology in education? The importance of educational technology for the teacher and student cannot be understated– it reshapes traditional teaching and learning methods, offering ...

Learn more about Ed Lab. Rulers and calculators slid back and forth across desks and erasers scrubbed at incorrect answers as students coached each other through math questions on a paper test.